All Inflation articles – Page 4
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NewsMedia Bites 22 May: Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s
Tesco’s chair, John Allan, is to step down next month after eight years in the role
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Whitepapers
Cost-of-living crisis: The questions you were afraid to ask
As the cost of living continues to dominate people’s lives, what really matters to consumers right now? Here’s an opportunity to fully understand their priorities.
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Hellmann’s mayonnaise falls victim to shrinkflation in Tesco
Tesco has delisted the old 800g jars and replaced them with smaller 600g ones, raising the price
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2 Sisters’ Singh warns poultry supply chain ‘at breaking point’
As production costs and inflation soar, Singh said ’this is unsustainable and can’t continue’
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Media Bites 19 May: Asda, Riverford, Consumer confidence
Asda has been accused of using ’fire and rehire’ threats to reduce pay for 7,000 staff as it restructures the business
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Analysis & Features
‘Actually really good’: Inside the No 10 food summit
Many in the food industry seem surprised at the positive nature of talks at the summit – though questions about inflation remain unanswered
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DRS just days from possible collapse, admits Scottish government
Minister Lorna Slater said that talks to try to salvage DRS were taking place at the “highest possible level”
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Framptons seeks £5m cash injection after supply chain shocks
Recovery specialists at Resolve have been drafted in to explore options at the business, including finding a potential buyer.
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Media Bites 18 May: Eggs, food banks, inflation
It’s a quiet morning for grocery news in the papers but The Guardian carries a feature looking at the price of eggs.
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Pilgrim’s UK set to close Ashton-under-Lyne site
The planned closure is part of Pilgrim’s UK’s ongoing footprint review and puts 542 workers at risk of redundancy
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Pasta and oil prices cut as deflation war heats up
The latest reductions follow a similar quick succession of prices cuts on bread and butter last week
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Media Bites 17 May: Downing Street food summit, Greggs, Diageo
Rishi Sunak’s Downing Street food summit has been described as “empty” by food and farming industry representatives
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Seasonal worker scheme extended for another year
The pledge came as part of a wide-ranging package of support for the sector
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Plan to merge Groceries Code Adjudicator with CMA is scrapped
The adjudicator Mark White is among industry leaders attending the PM’s crunch talks on inflation in Downing Street today
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Media Bites 16 May: Petrol prices, food inflation, John Lewis, BAT
The papers are filled with stories on claims retailers increased fuel prices to unnecessarily high levels.
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Supermarkets face competition probe after profiteering claims
The CMA will focus on whether there are adequate safeguards to ensure competition among supermarkets and their suppliers
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UK cucumber growers forced to bin crops as retailers choose imports
The Lea Valley Growers Association has said many growers are choosing to ‘dump’ produce instead of sending it to market
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MPs accused of spreading ‘dangerous nonsense’ about profiteering
Clive Black of Shore Capital claimed politicians from different sides had irresponsibly stoked up anger against retailers
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Category Report
The healthy snack incubator: category report 2023
Supermarkets and investors are pushing incubator schemes that encourage health credentials. What are the benefits on offer?
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News
Media Bites 15 May: John Lewis Partnership, food price inflation, Tesco
More than half of the 61-strong partnership council of John Lewis have delivered a stinging rebuke to Dame Sharon White and her leadership
